Media Alerts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-19-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, said that the news of Judge Robert Bork’s passing “was met with great sorrow by the legal team of AUL. We greatly respect the significance of Judge Bork’s legal contribution, and we have…

“This decision has dramatic implications for all people of faith who object to being forced to throw aside their convictions to support an anti-life agenda,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-11-12) – After seven years in court, the decision by the Illinois Attorney…

“Forcing pregnancy care centers to post a Scarlet Letter disclaimer is a violation of their free speech and conscience rights,” says AUL President, Dr. Charmaine Yoest RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (12/6/12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest and members of AUL’s team…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-04-12) – At a prestigious media briefing on the impact of 40 years of extreme abortion policies on American culture, Americans United for Life Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Counsel Jeanneane Maxon noted that the people most hurt by the radical…

Adds that the true headline should include a doubling of abortion fatalities WASHINGTON, D.C. (11/23/2012) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called the news of a historic 5% drop in the abortion rate, released by the Centers for Disease Control on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (10-01-12) – Americans United for Life’s premier legal team will file four, strategic amicus curiae briefs in October, making the case that women’s lives and our First Amendment freedoms deserve greater protection under the law. “For more than 40 years, AUL has been…

AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest, a former vice president at Family Research Council, expressed “grave concern” for her former colleagues who today experienced a shooting incident in which a security guard was injured at FRC’s Washington D.C. headquarters. Dr. Yoest said, “The thoughts…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (8/14/12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called Nellie Gray “a visionary woman who understood the importance of a national memorial event to commemorate the significance of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Like the majority of women,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal district court this week upheld Arizona’s ban on abortions at 20 weeks gestation—legislation that was based on AUL’s model language. In upholding the ban, the Court emphasized medical findings contained in AUL’s language, including information on the fact that after…

“Freedom of speech includes pro-life speech,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-10-12) — Americans United for Life’s legal team filed an amicus curiae brief in the Second Circuit case Children First Foundation v. Fiala, arguing that the state of New York discriminated against the…